i want to revisit for just a -- the monumental work grant and his general spirit the -- theion can be found generals accompanying general grant in his ride. two of the critical players in the victory can be found in this work indicated. also, as we're coming from our ift, and we can do this after finish up, but we also have on here thomas devins, kilpatrick, all playing a role in cedar creek. this image is just chalked full of the union greatness. if you have not seen it, i encourage you to go to the national portrait gallery, to , theortheast corridor o stairwell over there, it is just a spectacular installation. the battle of cedar creek should not be considered an accident or afterthought. cedar creek was a culmination and a capstone event. amidst other events occurring at the same time, the significance of this moment on october 19, 1864, is often overlooked. to fail to consider one of the 10 seminal moments of the war is to fail to look at what stopped on that day and what follow that -- followed that day. cedar creek is one the least recognize great moments in civil war history